Shirt for a hockey player
OwnerJean-Francois BELAND, Marc GAGNONinventors
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Abstract
A hockey shirt suitable for being worn by a hockey player and comprising (a) a torso portion having a head opening and a lower trunk opening; and (b) first and second sleeves, each of the first and second sleeves comprising biceps, elbow and forearm portions and a gripping zone provided on one of the biceps, elbow and forearm portions. The gripping zone is made of a material having a coefficient of friction sufficient for preventing movement between the hockey shirt and a hockey elbow pad worn by the hockey player.
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A hockey shirt for wearing by a hockey player, the hockey shirt being an undergarment configured to be worn under protective equipment worn by the hockey player, the hockey shirt being at least partially made of a synthetic moisture-moving material to move moisture away from skin of the hockey player when the hockey player sweats, the hockey shirt comprising:
- a torso portion for receiving a torso of the hockey player, the torso portion comprising a head opening for receiving a head of the hockey player and a lower trunk opening for fitting around a waist and hips of the hockey player;
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- b) a sleeve for receiving an arm of the hockey player, the sleeve comprising:
- i) an inner arm portion for facing an inner side of the arm of the hockey player that films towards the torso of the hockey player;
- ii) an outer arm portion for facing an outer side of the arm of the hockey player that faces away from the torso of the hockey player;
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- iii) a gripping zone configured to grip a hockey elbow pad worn by the hockey player, the gripping zone comprising gripping material disposed in the outer arm portion of the sleeve to engage an inner surface of the hockey elbow pad, a coefficient of friction of the gripping material with the inner surface of the hockey elbow pad being greater than a coefficient of friction of the synthetic moisture-moving material with the inner surface of the hockey elbow pad.
A hockey shirt for wearing by a hockey player, the hockey shirt being an undergarment configured to be worn under protective equipment worn by the hockey player, the hockey shirt being at least partially made of a synthetic moisture-moving material to move moisture away from skin of the hockey player when the hockey player sweats, the hockey shirt comprising:
- a) a torso portion for receiving a torso of the hockey player, the torso portion comprising a head opening for receiving a head of the hockey player and a lower trunk opening for fitting around a waist and hips of the hockey player;
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- b) a sleeve for receiving an arm of the hockey player, the sleeve comprising:
- i) an inner arm portion for facing an inner side of the arm of the hockey player that faces towards a torso of the hockey player;
- ii) an outer arm portion for facing an outer side of the arm of the hockey player that faces away from the torso of the hockey player;
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- iii) a gripping zone configured to grip a hockey elbow pad worn by the hockey player, the gripping zone comprising gripping material disposed in the outer arm portion of the sleeve to engage an inner surface of the hockey elbow pad, a coefficient of friction of the gripping material with the inner surface of the hockey elbow pad impeding movement of the hockey elbow pad relative to the sleeve.
A method of making a hockey shirt for wearing by a hockey player, the method comprising:
- a) using a synthetic moisture-moving material to make at least part of a torso portion and a sleeve of the hockey shirt, the sleeve having an inner arm portion for facing an inner side of the arm of the hockey player that faces towards a torso of the hockey player and an outer arm portion for facing an outer side of the arm of the hockey player that faces away from the torso of the hockey player;
- b) disposing a gripping material on the outer arm portion of the sleeve to create a gripping zone for gripping an inner surface of a hockey elbow pad, such that, when the hockey elbow pad is worn by the hockey player over the hockey shirt, the gripping material engages the inner surface of the hockey elbow pad, a coefficient of friction of the gripping material with the inner surface of the hockey elbow pad being greater than a coefficient of friction of the synthetic moisture-moving material with the inner surface of the hockey elbow pad.
A method of retaining a hockey elbow pad worn by a hockey player, the method comprises:
- a) providing a hockey shirt for wearing by the hockey player, the hockey shirt comprising a torso portion and a sleeve at least partially made of a synthetic moisture-moving material, the sleeve comprising an inner arm portion for facing an inner side of the arm of the hockey player that faces towards a torso of the hockey player and an outer arm portion for facing an outer side of the arm of the hockey player that faces away from the torso of the hockey player, the sleeve comprising a gripping material disposed in the outer arm portion of the sleeve to engage an inner surface of the hockey elbow pad;
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- b) causing the hockey player to wear the hockey shirt and the hockey elbow pad so that, when the hockey player wears the hockey shirt and the hockey elbow pad, a coefficient of friction of the gripping material with the inner surface of the hockey elbow pad is greater than a coefficient of friction of the synthetic moisture-moving material with the inner surface of the hockey elbow pad.
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